A political activist and former
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Comrade Timi Frank has called on the President of the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle to stop denigrating Christians in
Nigeria.
Frank in a statement in Abuja
also urged Dr. Ayokunle to face his priestly duties instead of using his sacred
office to aid and abet corruption.
He said it was a mortal sin for
the CAN head to portray the highly reverred Christian body in the country as
being pro-corruption through his recent comments.
It could be recalled that
Ayokunle, visited Osinbajo in Abuja on Friday and later spoke with reporters at
the Christian Ecumenical Centre, where he met with top members of CAN.
He declared Osinbajo innocent of
the N90billion allegation against him without proof and vowed to mobilise
Christians against any act to destroy the works of the Vice President.
Frank said: “As a Christian, I am
ashamed of the attitude and character of this present CAN president in the
person of Rev. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle.
“CAN in its original form
represents the body of Christ and Ayokunle ought to have known that it owes the
citizenry or at least God, an obligation to win souls, be good ambassadors of
the church and crusade for good governance.
“As a supposed shepherd of the
nation’s Christian body, if two of your sheep have a misunderstanding, I think
you ought to have heard from both parties before taking a position.
“I am however not surprised
because like pregnancy evil cannot be hidden under tainted cassocks and collars.
“I have heard from not a few
reliable quarters that he often goes cap in hand before politicians in the name
of praying for them.
“It is shameful that the CAN
President has turned the body of Christ into a political pressure group.
“At least, even if it is now a
political party, he ought to have allowed its spokesman to speak on behalf of
the organization.
“A President of CAN who could not
get to interview the COZA pastor in view of the yet to be proved rape
allegations against him, now deemed it expedient to defend fraud allegations
against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Vice President, Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo,” he said.
He added: “I have not seen the
CAN president visit Plateau or Benue States and other cities in Nigeria where a
lot of Christians and innocent Nigerians are being gruesomely murdered by
herders.
“Let the CAN President visit
grieving Christian families in affected villages or for once speak out against
oppression and bad governance in the country instead of banding himself
together with queer characters to grant press conferences in support of
corruption.
“The CAN president ought to know
that it is utterly reprehensible to turn a sacred priestly body into a partisan
vehicle for alms solicitations.
“People like Chief Femi
Fani-Kayode and Patience Jonathan have been falsely accused in this country but
CAN never interfered in any manner.
“Also, where was Ayokunle when
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo accused ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of sharing
N150billion within two weeks prior to the 2015 general elections – an
allegation that was widely reported by the media?
“Could it be that Mr. CAN
President, sorry, Chairman of CAN Political Party (CANPP) took part in the
illegal disbursements of taxpayers’ funds at FIRS?
“Let him tell Christian leaders
who elected him how much Osinbajo and Fowler gave him to organize such an
ignominious press conference.
“These are men of doubtful
character that must be urgently tamed before they inflict further harm on the
reputation of Christians in this country.
“The character of this man is
highly suspect but I apologize on behalf of all well-meaning Christians and their
leaders for this attempt by Ayokunle to stain their garments.
“Late Martin Luther King jr. was
a religious leader, who used his position to fight for the oppressed and
downtrodden in society.
“Let Ayokunle learn from such
noble men how to be a voice for the voiceless in Christendom.
He called on CAN to immediately
take steps to bring on board a leadership that truly embodies the aims and
objectives of the body.
“This CAN president is a no show
and I urge the governing body of CAN to act swiftly to correct the evil
impression or else the present CAN leadership would henceforth be regarded as
the servants of mammon rather than servants of God.
“Very soon, God would expose him
and every other person that is bent on giving CAN and by extension Nigerian Christians
a bad name,” he said.
He called on Osinbajo to steer
clear of Mr. Ayokunle and his band as they are only out to benefit from his
predicament.
“As a learned gentleman, I humbly
advise Prof. Osinbajo, not to take the intervention from CAN as an endorsement.
Let him be wary of characters who are out to drag him into further trouble,” he
said.
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